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What if she did break the law?
I have a question for those who are angry about the censure here in St. Johns County. Here is the question: What if she did violate the law? It’s an honest question. Ten-fifteen years ago (maybe longer 😕), the court of public opinion would probably be swayed by a legal opinion that the law was Continue reading
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Who Can/Should Contribute to a Local Political Campaign?
The St Johns County Civic Roundtable is a group of citizens that come together to discuss and influence the quality of life in St Johns County. On January 8, 2024, Commissioner Roy Alaimo was the guest speaker at the Roundtable meeting. The format was Q&A, and the Vice Chair did an excellent job of posing Continue reading
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Hiding Behind Inference
An inference is the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence. It’s when you go beyond the evidence and reach some further conclusion that either was or was not the intention. Definition from literaryterms.net. We draw inferential conclusions all the time. Someone yawns, we infer they are tired. Someone’s face turns red, and they scowl, Continue reading
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What does it mean to “censure?”
The term has been used more than once in government recently, at the national and the local level. It invokes strong feelings because it is a strong statement. But that is all that it is – a statement made by a Board that expressed disapproval of actions of a Board member. From Wikipedia: “A censure is an Continue reading
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When One Wins, Someone Else Loses
That’s just the way the world works, right? Winning feels good – losing, not so much. Ask anyone wearing team colors at the end of the season and you’ll probably get a resounding YES to that statement. When the win or loss is among one’s community however, it’s not as easy to justify one winning Continue reading
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